Posted on February 26, 2014 | 9:23 AM

Teleserye King Coco Martin and Teleserye Princess Kim Chiu are both excited about their highly anticipated return to primetime TV through ABS-CBN’s upcoming drama series “Ikaw Lamang.”

“It’s been a while since Kim and I worked together in ‘Tayong Dalawa’ and ‘Kung Tayo’y Magkakalayo.’ That’s why I’m happy and blessed to be given the chance to reunite with her in a new teleserye,” said Coco about his newest leading lady in the Kapamilya network’s ‘once in a lifetime TV event.’

Kim, meanwhile, admitted that she is having mixed emotions about her new project and her new team-up with Coco. Kim’s last primetime TV show was the hit family series “Ina Kapatid Anak,” while Coco starred in the superhero-serye “Juan dela Cruz.”

“Aside from the excitement, I feel nervous and pressured especially because the cast of ‘Ikaw Lamang’ is really full of brilliant actors and actresses. I can say that this is the most challenging role and project that I’ve ever had,” she shared.

“Ikaw Lamang” will unravel the love story of childhood friends Samuel (Coco) and Isabelle (Kim), whose fate will be tested by time and their clashing families.

Joining Coco and Kim in their newest TV drama are two of the most talented actors of their generation, Jake Cuenca and Julia Montes.

Under the direction of Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco, “Ikaw Lamang” is the newest TV masterpiece of Dreamscape Entertainment Television, the group that created “Juan dela Cruz,” “Ina Kapatid Anak,” the phenomenal drama series topbilled by Coco and Julia “Walang Hanggan,” and the first project of Coco, Jake, and Kim, “Tayong Dalawa.”

Don’t miss the beginning of the timeless love story of Samuel and Isabelle in “Ikaw Lamang” on March 10 (Monday) on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida.

Posted on February 21, 2014 | 9:13 PM

ABS-CBN has released the grand full trailer of upcoming teleserye Ikaw Lamang topbilled by Coco Martin and Kim Chiu, together with Julia Montes and Jake Cuenca. Ikaw Lamang is a period drama set in the 1960s that will transcend boundaries in the name of love.

Produced by Dreamscape Entertainment and directed by Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco, Ikaw Lamang premieres March 10 on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida replacing Got to Believe. Watch the grand full trailer of Ikaw Lamang below.

Child stars Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Alyanna Angeles and Louise Abuel will also play special roles.

Produced by Dreamscape Entertainment and directed by Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco, Ikaw Lamang is set to premiere this March 2014 on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida. Watch the full trailer of Ikaw Lamang below.

Posted on February 2, 2014 | 6:36 PM

The first trailer of upcoming ABS-CBN period drama Ikaw Lamangpremiered in a trade event held January 31 at One Esplanade in Pasay City. The said teleserye is topbilled by Coco Martin and Kim Chiu together with Julia Montes and Jake Cuenca.

Described as a once in a lifetime TV exclusive, Ikaw Lamang is an epic love story that will also feature a formidable cast including Ronaldo Valdez, Cherie Gil, Cherry Pie Picache, Angel Aquino, John Estrada, Tirso Cruz III, Daria Ramirez, Ronnie Lazaro, Spanky Manikan, Meryll Soriano and Lester Llansang. Child stars Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Alyanna Angeles and Louise Abuel will also play special roles.

Directed by Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco, Ikaw Lamang is set to premiere this March 2014 on Primetime Bida. Watch the trade trailer of Ikaw Lamang below.

Posted on January 28, 2014 | 11:44 AM

ABS-CBN has already revealed the huge project Ikaw Lamang that will feature together for the first time the tandem of Drama King Coco Martin and Teleserye Princess Kim Chiu. Aside from the two, the upcoming teleserye will also have Julia Montes and Jake Cuenca.

The look test for Ikaw Lamang happened Monday and photos of the main characters have been released (CLICK HERE to see the character photos). Based on the teaser photos, both Coco and Julia will play roles with social status opposite to that of Kim and Jake.

According to reports, this is Kim's most challenging role to date where she will be pitted against some of the most respected actors in the industry. Aside from Coco, Julia and Jake, the cast also includes John Estrada, Cherry Pie Picache, Tirso Cruz III, Cherie Gil, Angel Aquino, Ronaldo Valdez, Daria Ramirez, Meryl Soriano, Spanky Manikan and Lester Llansang.

Described by Dreamscape Entertainment as a once in a lifetime TV event, Ikaw Lamang is an epic love story that will transcend boundaries, be it status or time.

Directed by Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco (who both helmed Coco's Juan dela Cruz), this period action-drama is slated to premiere this March on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida.

“I’m feeling nervous and excited at the same time. I’m really flattered to be given this kind of project, and I’m very thankful to ABS-CBN because they have been supporting me and giving me wonderful projects for the longest time,” said Judy Ann.

According to the actress, she did not think twice in accepting the project as her comeback teleserye because of its beautiful and extraordinary story.

“The story of ‘Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala’ is about women empowerment. It fights for the rights of women and shows the strength of every human to fight for the principles that they believe in,” she said.

Judy Ann, who is dubbed as the ‘Queen of Pinoy Soap Opera,’ said that after all the drama series that she has made, the only thing that she considers as her key to success is her love for her craft.

“For me, there is no real secret on how to maintain your status in showbiz. If you love what you’re doing and if you love and respect the people you’re working with, the support of the people for you will never fade,” Judy Ann shared.

As part of ABS-CBN’s celebration of 60 years of Philippine Television, the Kapamilya network offers another teleserye masterpiece via “Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala” where Judy Ann will portray the role of Anesssa Panaligan (Judy Ann), a strong woman and a loving daughter who would do everything for the sake of her family. Amid all the trials that she is facing, Anessa will meet and fall in love with Eros Diomedes (Sam Milby), a rich young man who will turn her life into a nightmare.

Posted on May 23, 2013 | 5:08 PM

Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala is a dark melodrama that focuses on women empowerment despite adversity in life and relationship. In this teleserye, Judy Ann Santos is Anessa Panaligan, the face of every women who goes against all odds for the right of happiness.

Posted on May 9, 2013 | 9:53 AM

ABS-CBN has released the full trailer of Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala, the upcoming drama topbilled by Teleserye Queen Ms. Judy Ann Santos.

Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (formerly Against All Odds) is a dark melodrama that focuses on women empowerment despite adversity in life and relationship. Also starring Sam Milby and KC Concepcion, Judy Ann's comeback teleserye is one that we should not miss.

From the trailer itself, Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala is truly exciting. The story and the cast will make this one a weeknight staple of Filipinos. Joining Judy Ann, Sam and KC are John Estrada, Tirso Cruz III, Susan Africa, Mylene Dizon, Joseph Marco, Empress and Ms. Coney Reyes.

Posted on March 24, 2013 | 9:37 AM

If you want to see the childhood pictures of these three hotties, then buy YES! April (anniversary issue). Aside from Paulo, Ser Chief and Alden, the mag will also feature Gretchen Barretto and Tonyboy Cojuangco’s lovely daughter Dominique Cojuangco’s Wizard of Oz-inspired 18th birthday party.

Also in this issue are Pia Guanio and Steeve Mago’s Renewal of Vows in Tagaytay and their baby daughter Scarlet Jenine’s dedication day; the life story of the now-famous “kusina master” Chef Boy Logro; and the first birthday celebration and Christian dedication of Baby Anechka, John Estrada and Priscilla Mereilles’s first baby daughter!

Buy your copies of YES! magazine April 2013 issue with Richard Yap, Paulo Avelino and Alden Richards, now available in stands nationwide.

Posted on March 3, 2013 | 11:09 AM

Star Cinema has released the full trailer of Must Be Love, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla's first ever solo movie. Formerly Love Me Maybe, kilig big screen team up of Kathryn and Daniel is one of the most-awaited this year.

Must Be Love follows the story of high school heartthrob Ivan (Daniel Padilla) and the boyish Patchot (Kathryn Bernardo), childhood bestfriends who later will have to conquer their feelings for each other. Shot mostly in the 'Queen City of the South,' Must Be Love opens in cinemas this March 13, 2013.

Posted on February 23, 2013 | 11:24 AM

Star Cinema has released the official movie poster of Must Be... Love, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla's very first full-length movie together. Formerly Love Me, Maybe, the KathNiel movie is one of the most-awaited films this summer.

After the successes of their team up on television and the movies 24/7 in Love and Sisterakas, Kathryn and Daniel's magic in the big screen will be tested in this movie. Introducing Hope Soberano (billed as Liza Soberano) as the third wheel in the KathNiel love team, Must Be... Love, is ready to bring 'kilig' this season.

Posted on November 3, 2012 | 8:29 AM

ABS-CBN airs a special pilot week marathon of romantic teleserye A Beautiful Affair that features the return of John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo’s beautiful love team and their reunion with dependable actor John Estrada this Sunday (Nov 4) at 10:15 a.m.

In A Beautiful Affair: The Beautiful Beginning, revisit how Leon (John Lloyd) and Gen (Bea)’s emotional losses brought them together in Austria, the attraction that sparked between the two, and their connection to construction magnate Edward (John Estrada).

For updates, visit www.abeautifulaffair.abs-cbn.com, like www.facebook.com/ABeautifulAffairPH or follow @OfficialABA on Twitter.

Posted on October 31, 2012 | 4:35 PM

Television viewers and netizens nationwide received with open arms the sweeping romantic teleserye A Beautiful Affair topbilled by John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, and John Estrada as proven by the success of its pilot episode Monday (Oct 29) night on ABS-CBN.

Based on data from Kantar Media, the newest program on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida garnered a national TV rating of 25.3%, or ten points higher than the pilot episode of rival GMA’s Temptation of Wife, which only got 15.5%.

Netizens on micro-blogging site Twitter also fell in love with the engaging mix of “kilig,” drama, and humor in the said episode of A Beautiful Affair that traced the friendship of Edward (John) and Leon (John Lloyd), the tragic death of Leon’s mother, and the first encounter of Leon and Gen (Bea) in Austria.

Many also noted the teleserye’s brilliant cinematography and movie-like quality, the fast-paced unfolding of past and present events, and the blazing chemistry of the country’s most beautiful love team.

This week, Gen gradually moves on and lets go of his former boyfriend who has fallen in love with someone else, while Leon tries to find his life’s purpose. The two get to know each other better and nurse their own heartbreaks while touring Vienna. Will the mysterious Leon finally open up to Gen?

Don’t miss A Beautiful Affair, Mondays to Fridays, after Ina, Kapatid, Anak on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida. For more updates, visit www.abeautifulaffair.abs-cbn.com, like www.facebook.com/ABeautifulAffairPH, or follow @OfficialABA on Twitter.

Posted on October 28, 2012 | 4:49 PM

Ten years after their successful debut on primetime television, John Lloyd and Bea Alonzo reunite in a mature love story that tackles the dilemma of choosing between love and loyalty in A Beautiful Affair which premieres on October 29 on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida.

Spicing up this sweeping romantic teleserye is actor John Estrada, who stars in his biggest drama series to date. The much-awaited series is one of the highlights of the tenth anniversary celebration of the most successful team of their generation.

Follow the love story of three people who will each face the toughest obstacles in a relationship and will be forced to make a choice between steadfast loyalty and passionate love.

Leon Riego (John Lloyd), a brilliant architect and Gen Saavedra (Bea), an heiress, first meet in Austria as two broken souls. Their mutual attraction will temporarily unburden them of their respective miseries – Leon from the guilt brought by the death of his adoptive mother, and Gen who is trying to move on from the betrayal of a former lover.

Together, they wind up spending the time of their lives by getting on a romantic escapade to Vienna and Salzburg. In each other’s pains they find strength, and in each other’s bitterness they find love.

Despite the undeniable attraction between them, they decide to part ways and fix their lives before choosing to love again.

They meet after a year but, to Leon’s surprise, Gen is already in a relationship with construction magnate Edward (John Estrada) who has been an important figure in his life since childhood and has helped him achieve his dream of becoming an architect.

How will Edward deal with the knowledge of Gen’s encounter with Leon in the past? Who between the two men will Gen really choose? Which will carry more weight for Leon – his love for Gen which he believes will mend his shattered soul or his loyalty to Edward brought by debt of gratitude?

A Beautiful Affair takes full circle with the return of the people who first brought John Lloyd and Bea’s love team to the small screen—now business unit head Laurenti Dyogi and now director Katrina Flores. Dyogi was the director of the love team’s first teleserye, the highly acclaimed and top-rating Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay, while Flores was the headwriter.

Part of the A Beautiful Affair cast are excellent actors Dimples Romana, John Arcilla, Jaime Fabregas, Maritoni Fernandez, Ana Roces, Janus del Prado, and Megan Young together with Jim Paredes and PBB Unlimited Big Winner Slater Young who will appear in their first-ever teleserye.

Watch out for the grand launch of A Beautiful Affair on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida on October 29. For more updates about the show, visit www.abeautifulaffair.abs-cbn.com, like www.facebook.com/ABeautifulAffairPH or follow @OfficialABA on Twitter.

Posted on June 28, 2012 | 6:12 PM

ABS-CBN’s trending Saturday showbiz-oriented talk show, Showbiz Inside Report (SIR) has once again defeated rival program in GMA, Startalk. Based on the latest data of Kantar Media last June 23, SIR’s episode that featured Ryan Bang, Iza Calzado, and Gina Pareño, garnered 7.4% national TV rating compared to its competition which only got 6.7%.

This Saturday (June 30) continue to discover never-before-heard life stories of some of the country’s most-talked-about stars in SIR through this week’s episode titled, ‘Bagong Yugto, Bagong Simula.’

Get to know the real persona of top-caliber actor John Estrada, sexy actress Ara Mina, and Kapamilya leading man Jake Cuenca through the in-depth accounts shared by them, their families, and by the other people closest to their hearts.

After Cristine Reyes’ public apology, is Ara willing to finally forgive her baby sister? What are Jake’s realizations after his failed relationships? How does John manage his ‘daddy duties’ among his kids, especially now that Priscilla Meirelles has given birth to their baby?

Get to know the ‘real’ John, Jake and Ara in ABS-CBN’s trending showbiz-oriented talkshow Showbiz Inside Report this Saturday (June 30), 2:30 PM, after It’s Showtime. For more updates, log-on at www.abs-cbn.com, follow @SIRTVOfficial on Twitter, or like their Facebook fanpage at http://www.facebook.com/ShowbizInsideReport.AbsCbn.

Posted on June 20, 2012 | 6:15 PM

Coco Martin flexes his biceps on the cover of StarStudio July 2012 issue. The indie-turned-mainstream actor will unravel for the first time his life story in this special issue of StarStudio magazine.

In this issue, the showbiz's most secretive superstar will surprise us all as he “unravels, for the first time, his own true story, not unlike the indie movies he’s done. His simple childhood, his deepest insecurities and frustrations. The dark days of toil, the pain of being labeled a “sexy star,” his ways with love… and so much more.”

StarStudio July 2012 issue may look like an all-Coco Martin issue but inside were other features like John and Priscilla Estrada’s home, Kim Chiu and Maja Salvador walking the ramp and a look at the Cinemalaya 2012 entries.

StarStudio magazine is available in all leading newsstands and magazine stands nationwide for only P100.

Judy Ann Santos was last seen on a TV soap via Habang May Buhay in 2010 where she played nurse Jane Alcantara. Now in Against All Odds, we will see a different Judy Ann as the series will promote women empowerment.

With an ensemble of great actors and a great story, we just can't wait to see the return of 'the queen' on television. This will be the first time that Judy Ann and Sam Milby will be working together on a teleserye. Meanwhile, Sam had already worked with the KC Concepcion in the movie Forever and A Day and with Jessy Mendiola via MMK last February.

From Budoy, Mylene Dizon and Mr. Tirso Cruz III will add spice in Against All Odds. With the addition of John Estrada and Madam Anna Manalastas herself, Coney Reyes (who also worked with Juday in Ysabella), this new teleserye is just ready for greatness.

Another grand ABS-CBN teleserye in the making, Against All Odds (if you know what i mean).

Posted on April 24, 2012 | 3:52 PM

There have been rumors that ABS-CBN's noontime show It's Showtime will be replaced soon with a new show titled Palibhasa Tanghali. It's Showtime is said to be back on its original timeslot at 10:30 a.m.

It's Showtime has just taken the noontime slot early February 2012 and since then, it has never toppled rival Eat Bulaga. The rumor circulating on the web about a new noontime show being conceptualized by the Kapamilya network might have stemmed from It's Showtime's lackluster perfromance on the ratings game.

Palibhasa Tanghali which is said to be a new delicacy on noontime, according to rumors will be hosted by former Palibhasa Lalake casts, John Estrada, Joey Marquez and Richard Gomez. Some reports also claim that the three will be making rounds on the metro just like the outside broadcast of Eat Bulaga.

Actually, this rumor is not new already. Months before Happy Yipee Yehey was cancelled, rumors already pointed out to Palibhasa Tanghali as its replacement in noontime. Apparently, It's Showtime got the nod and the rest was history.

With It's Showtime unable to beat its invincible rival, ABS-CBN might have decided to try a new twist that will definitely rock noontime, the one that can put Eat Bulaga's trio to a test. With John, Goma and Manong Joey, plus additional sexy ladies, Kapamilya noontime might not be that bland to taste.

Actually, my hopes on It's Showtime was very high on it's pilot episode because I believe that something new will be served but the show quite disappoints since they have never let go of the talent show there is. I feel that a variety will be a hit in noontime but It's Showtime seemed to be not that prepared to go with it. I hate to say this but in my opinion, the defunct HYY was far better a noontime show than the revamped It's Showtime.

If ever the rumor about Palibhasa Tanghali replacing It's Showtime is true, I will feel relief for It's Showtime (and I think even it's hosts will feel the same). Then for Palibhasa Tanghali, bring back the old fun in a new way!